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It’s a Staten Island thing: Talking with your hands. Here’s a translation.
Updated Jan 26, 2021;
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Most of us are familiar with the “thumbs up,” or even crossing two fingers for good luck.
But the vast array of Italian hand gestures? That’s a horse or a different color. There s nothing really going on. (Courtesy/Casa Belvedere)
So, the Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere on Grymes Hill held a fun virtual program to demonstrate some of the more common hand gestures oftentimes used by Italian-Americans. Pay strict attention. (Courtesy/Casa Belvedere)
“Italians express themselves with dramatic flair,” said Beatrice Alecci, the foundation’s program director. And their hand gestures illustrate a wide range of expressions, everything from friendly to crude, she said. “If you ask an Italian to sit on their hands while speaking, it would likely be a very short experiment,” she added.
An elaborate Christmas creche from Italy on display outside Casa Belvedere. Unveiling tonight.
Updated Dec 11, 2020;
Posted Dec 10, 2020
The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere will unveil its annual display of “Il Presepio Della Solidarietà” - the FDNY 9/11/01 Solidarity Crèche, . (Staten Island Advance/ Anthony DePrimo)Staten Island Advance
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -
The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere will unveil its annual display of “Il Presepio Della Solidarietà” - the FDNY 9/11/01 Solidarity Crèche, tonight, Thursday, Dec. 10 at 5:30 p.m. in front of the Renaissance style mansion on Grymes Hill.
The exhibit is glass-enclosed and displayed for the public to view on the front portico through Jan. 10.